Lovejoy (novel series)

For British television series, see Lovejoy.

Lovejoy is a series of picaresque novels by John Grant (under the pen name Jonathan Gash) about the adventures of Lovejoy, a British antiques dealer and faker based in East Anglia. A less than scrupulous yet likeable rogue, Lovejoy has a reputation in the antiques trade as a "divvie", meaning one with an almost supernatural talent for recognising exceptional items as well as for distinguishing fakes or forgeries from genuine antiques. Lovejoy's first name is never mentioned in the books. In the TV series based on the novels, he insists on being addressed by all solely as "Lovejoy".[1][2]

Television adaptation

Main article: Lovejoy

From 1986 to 1994 a television adaptation of the books starring Ian McShane was produced airing 73 episodes in total. The first series, aired in 1986, adapted many plots and characters from the books, while new material created for the TV show was added from the second series onwards.[1][2]

Series

References

  1. 1 2 "Series / Lovejoy". TV Tropes. tvtropes.org. Retrieved 19 March 2016.
  2. 1 2 "About Lovejoy". Drama. Drama.uktv.co.uk. Retrieved 19 March 2016.
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